>> reaction from a fire victim and what this means for the electric company. president trump said he is open to ending the government shutdown in exchange for a payment on his border wall. >> a lot of people want this to happen. a deadly hit-and-run. the moment a driver strikes a woman and takes off. from fox ktvu, this is your news. fire investigators say they are not to blame for this fire that ravaged parts of the area back in october 2017. this news comes just as pg&e is filing bankruptcy over liability of other wildfires. they said they have determined the fire was sparked by a private electrical system at a home on bennett lane. the buyer eventually burned

more than 57 square miles into napa and sonoma county. pg&e said in an earlier court filing that the properties system was not overseen by the utility company. they did not find the robbery owner violated any state laws. the fire killed 22 people and destroyed more than 5600 buildings including 2800 homes. the governor spoke today and said his focus is on the fire vic comes. >> it is about making sure we have the backs of those victims and people who have lost their lives and family members. they have lost everything they hold dear and close to them. we are focusing on making them whole and making sure we do everything in our power to make sure that if we do enter into a bankruptcy, that there interest are front and center. >> they will still face major

litigation. they said they have to resolve the legal liability and financial challenges stemming from the wildfires. they said it will be complex and it will require them to address many stakeholder interests. coming up, we hope to speak with officials from the company about but announcement. in the meantime, the white house said there will be no short-term solution without a large down payment on the border wall. president trump spoke as senate leaders met this evening trying to hash out a solution to this 34 day long shutdown. as norm tells us, the senate voted down a pair of bills that could have ended the shutdown. >> they were held to two votes to reopen and but both were expected to fail from the beginning. >> motion is not agreed to. the motion is not agreed to

>> the republican and democratic bills did not get the votes to advance. the white house signaled the president would consider a resolution to reopen government , only if it had a large down payment on the border wall. >> i have other alternatives and i will use them if i have two. we want to go through the system. we have to have the wall in this country. >> even with the possible compromise, nancy pelosi said it is a nonstarter. >> the shutdown is not a glitch. it is a crisis that the president alone created. the president alone can ended. >> over a month into the shutdown, frustration is growing. >> the idea that democrats are for open borders is gibberish. >> before the boats got a last- minute deal from john kennedy was brought up to fund the coast guard. but chuck schumer objected,

saying it doesn't take into account the other federal employees without pay. >> the one cause of this shutdown, is the one person who bragged he wanted it, president donald trump. >> it is now back to the drawing board. some are hoping that even if the boats were not successful, they will get negotiations going. a group of bipartisan senators are planning to continue this discussion. back to you. san jose police detectives are searching for the driver who was behind the wheel during a deadly hit-and-run crash. it happened early this morning. we have surveillance video showing the crime as it happens on north 10th street. the victim is clearly in the crosswalk when the driver of a white man hits her without raking and then continues driving southbound along 10th street without stopping. jesse is doing a live from the scene of the crime.

reporter: good afternoon to you and the police have posted this sign near the accident scene. the victim was in this crosswalk. this is north 10th street. her body was knocked about 35 -50 feet down the block. right now investigators do not know who the victim is or who was behind the wheel of the van at the time of impact. police say the crime happened around 12:30 am in the cities horus neighborhood. she was walking east on santa clara street. the driver of a white van entered the intersection and without breaking, hit the victim. he then continues driving. passersby called the police but she was pronounced dead at the scene. we do note there will be damage on the right panel based

on the impact of the van. we have no idea who the suspect is. we don't know if it was a male or female. >> the police said this marks the fourth fatal vehicle hit- and-run. this is becoming more common. the deputy director said this is a national crosswalk were fatalities are going up. i think san jose unfortunately is following a trend. >> he said the nature of urban living could be one reason for the climbing numbers. drivers are more distracted and pedestrians could have a false sense of security when moving inside of crosswalks and bike lanes. on january 1 the mayor was hit in a small area. a few weeks later this woman

was killed while walking in a crosswalk blocks from city hall. lease are asking anyone who may recognize the white van to call the police. this is how we solve cases in san jose. the community works together with the media and others by providing information to help us identify and locate the van and hopefully identify and take into custody the person responsible. i just checked with the county medical examiner, the office have the remains in the victim's identification will not be released until her family is notified. if you know anything about this, please call the police. back to you. thank you. this afternoon we are getting new details in the case of an 88-year-old woman who was beaten and left for dead in a park. >> the suspect was in court today. we were there and we learned

that the suspect was denied bail today. reporter: that is right. we learned that the suspect will be spending the weekend in jail. we are learning more about the allegations against him. he appeared before a judge briefly today, long enough to hold him over until his next court appearance. on january 8, a neighbor saw the suspect leaving the home of the 80-year-old victim. police arrived at the scene to find the home empty. she was found bleeding by a park. prosecutors say he pulled a gun and carjacked her on january 16. the camera reported the incident. a cell phone robberies were also linked to him. a girl said he pulled a girl on her vest night got on her and demanded her phone. investigators tracked the phone and arrested him.

with the list of serious charges including attempted murder and assault and weapons charges got the [ null ] the judge to deny bail. >> we have charges like this involving attempted murder, three counts of robbery and child endangerment, when you have an 88-year-old victim, you really want to do everything you can to preserve public safety. our cameras were not alone in court today. he is due back in court on monday. back to you. that was definitely disturbing. coming up, we will speak with the victim of the fire to get his reaction to the new allegations against pg&e. is a volatile political situation in venezuela. we will talk about the power struggle there and the american

response. it has been a gorgeous day out there. we do have blue skies as far as you can see. i will have the full forecast when we come back.

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the elected president. >> another day of violence on the streets of venezuela. it is a tense standoff. socialist president nicholas madero and the opposition leader are both claiming to be the president. following an election tainted by fraud. the white house is siding with wino hoping for an opportunity to topple what has been one of the most hostile regimes the u.s. has ever seen in south america. >> they have destroyed an opportunity for democracy to prevail. >> it was also met with celebration by americans who are from venezuela. many said they would be happy to see him go. >> this would be the result of years of hard work. this is the result of never giving up. >> it is far from certain if the mass protests will be enough to force them from power. he still controls the armed forces, and have significant

support. with the country heading into uncharted waters, both sides are digging in for a long fight. >> people are believing again that we are going to get better. >> this is a government of social justice. the government that made chavez. they have achieved progress. >> on wednesday he ordered all diplomats out of venezuela in 24 hours. the trump administration said they will ignore that order. back to you. within the last 90 minutes we learned that the u.s. has ordered some of the implements out of the country for security reasons. the embassy will remain open. i joined by rachelle to get more. you have been reporting extensively from venezuela, what can you tell us? >> the situation is pretty tense

, especially with the united states. there is a lot of pressure on venezuela right now. everything is pretty tense. they have recalled all of their personnel from the u.s. and they are closing their embassies. the united states doesn't want to take the diplomats out. it still remains to be seen what the government will do about that. >> can we talk about the implications here of president trump designing to recognize the opposition leader as the interim president. >> yes, i mean it is a really big deal. it hasn't happened in a long time. the fact that the the u.s. is recognizing it means a lot. especially for the economic

welfare of the country. they they will be able to control a few things. it could be a really big deal. >> he is willing to negotiate. >> the trump administration is hoping that maduro will do this peacefully, do you think that will happen? >> i think it is too early to know. it depends on how much control he has over the armed forces. that is clear to the general public now. today they said differently. i think it will depend on what it means to the u.s. government. it will definitely be in the

air. right now it doesn't seem like he is going everywhere. it remains to be seen what will happen. >> we appreciate you sharing your expertise. obviously this is very complex. thank you so much. i want to turn back to the top story. cal fire announced the cause of the fire in 2017 that burned through napa and sonoma. investigators found that it started on private. for more of this we are joined on the phone by the deputy chief. we appreciate you coming on. can you explain how investigators were able to pinpoint the precise cause of the fire? >> i think the timeframe as far as how long it took to find the cause and the origin, that pretty much tells the story. it took well over a year to get

the cause. really quickly, when we were investigating the fire, we look at what did not take place. certain things need to be ruled out. we are looking at walking paths, were there children or adults, is there roadway nearby, anything that would promote a fire. wind that is ruled out, we are looking at the ground and we are looking at indicators that would show us where the fire came from. one of those indicators would be suited. so that would point to the origin of the fire or where he came from. we can go down and get it on a glass bottle or a jar. it could even be on a rock. those indicators point back to where the fire came from. they follow all of these

indicators and determine where the fire started. as you stated earlier, it was on bennett lane. when you are talking about the failure on private property, is it something that was caused by high winds and was it something the homeowner would have been aware of? >> there was no negligence determined as to the cause of the fire by the homeowner. keep in mind, the residential structure that was near, it was completely destroyed. all property was destroyed on the surface. the fire was burning very hard. it pretty much eradicated and took a lot of evidence with it. we know that pg&e admitted that some of the damage and electrical equipment that was

found near the fire was theirs. how did investigators conclude with certainty that the utility company does not bear any responsibility for the fire. >> the indicators that i briefly discussed point back to the origin of the private property. deputy chief god going back to my earlier question, this failure, do we think it was caused by the weather? >> we are looking at everything. did the winds play into it, yes it did. some of the winds were up to 100 miles per hour. we had hurricane force winds that were over 73 miles per hour. you have the fire that was in the 60s got they had the same

thing. the winds pushed the fire through the vegetation. it went through fountain grove, across i-101, in my lifetime, i have never seen that. a lot of people can say the same thing. >> as you mentioned, some of the crucial evidence was destroyed. >> that shows how thorough our investigators are too. >> and when you talk about how long it took to make the conclusion. again, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us. >> if you would like to see the full campfire release as well as the response, you can't find it all on our homepage. ra, we are certainly talking about much more pleasant weather today. it is gorgeous out there. we have had blue skies the day. it has been stunning. take a look at this beautiful,

picture-perfect screen. it was a great day out there. we are going to get some high pressure. we will continue to see high pressure about the rest of the day. tomorrow will be nice. right now it is 70 degrees. it is in the 70's in los angeles. even as we move closer to home, we do have some impressive numbers on the map. take a look at santa rosa. 66 degrees there. 60 degrees to the west. if you are wondering what is normal, look at san francisco and napa. if you look at san jose it is 60 degrees. we haven't broken any records today. you can see 1948 was a very warm year. nonetheless, we are above average by 8 degrees, depending on what spot urine. >> the winds are relatively calm. we do have a flow coming in and

that will help our temperatures rise. it is high pressure that is keeping us in these temperatures. the entire coast in places like nevada and arizona are also benefiting from the high pressure. as we zoom in, we have nothing to show. it is crystal clear out there. tonight we will cool down. we may get some patchy fog in the morning. we do have fair skies and temperatures will be cold again. san jose will be at 41 degrees. tomorrow it will be another beautiful day. it will be warm and sunny. you can even see a few 70s out there. we will talk more when we come back. thank you. the board of directors held

a special meeting as they looked at ways to improve the transit system. a new survey found that brighter satisfaction is at an all-time low. the meeting focused on the future and the plant to improve conditions for passengers. the board of directors president said bart is working on ideas such as adding ambassadors on trains. they recognize that writers are unhappy. >> when you walk on that train and it smells, and you have a gag reaction, you have to get off of the train or you have to be uncomfortable. officials say by 2027 they hope to reach more people with improved stations got greater capacity and new trains on more routes. coming up, we have new information on the man who killed five women inside of the florida bank, including how he was training to be a prison guard weeks before the massacre. tune in tonight for an all

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we are learning more about what happened at a florida bank and a man who opened fire. >> we have more now from florida. still no firm answer following the mass shooting that left five people dead. police in a small town to a man

walked into a suntrust bank on wednesday and opened fire with a nine millimeters handgun. he shot everyone in the bank before calling the police. five people were killed and they were all female. for bank employees and a customer. >> this event will pass but unfortunately it will never be forgotten. it is now part of our history. >> the suspect, is a former prison guard trainee. he made a brief court appearance on thursday. he doesn't have a known history of violence but a woman identifying herself as his ex- girlfriend said he is fascinated with death and guns. police still did not know his motive and said this was no ordinary shooting. >> we believe this was a random act. we are still trying to establish what made him do this. we are trying to put things into perspective. >> people here say they are

still in shock and coming to terms with what happened. those who knew him said they would never suspect he could do this. >> he worked, he had a car, he was a functioning 21-year-old. to my knowledge, any time i ever saw him, he was quiet. >> he is being held without bail and is being charged with five counts of premeditated murder. coming up, continuing coverage on the cal fire announcement. more information about the 20 17th fire. we will speak with the victim to get his range of emotions. >> a big refund, some will get millions of dollars max. how this move will cost the school district. we will be right back.

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continuing coverage from cal fire that a private electrical system was the cause of the tubs fire. it killed 22 people and destroyed thousands of homes in sonoma county. for more on the findings that were released today by cal fire, we are joined by jeff who lost his home in the fire back in 2017. we appreciate you coming on today. what was your initial reaction when you found out abouthis? >> my initial reaction was relief. i wanted an answer.

it has been 15 months. we have been waiting. other fires of gotten answers. it was just a really. then there was sorrow. one for the invisibles that's right individuals who will be held accountable, and for those who were part of a lawsuit to suit pg&e and now they have no recourse to get their funds for the things they lost. >> where you one of the families that were planning on taking legal action or had you already taken legal action against pg&e ? >> not directly. our landlord name this as part of his complaint. >> what do you think happened to all of these homeowners. i think you said a lot of them were banking on getting money back from pg&e. are you talking to some of your

fellow homeowners who were impacted ire, what are they telling you, what do they think? >> i haven't spoken to anyone today with the results of the report. i do know that in the last couple of months i have spoken to people who were hoping this would make up some of the finance they needed to rebuild. now they will have to look at other options, whether that means going into debt by taking on a loan or not rebuilding because they don't have any funds to do so. >> do you think in the past 15 months that it took for this investigation to finally reach some sort of a conclusion, did a lot of people there in santa rosa and sonoma county who were affected, do you think they had a conclusion that pg&e was likely going to be responsible ? >> i think that would be an

accurate assessment. you had months of commercials on radios and billboards and tv, and erin brockovich came to town. it was a conclusion for a lot of people that it was pg&e's fault and it was an eventuality that that would be the case. now it will take time to adjust. >> thank you so much for sharing with us. the fire burned through sonoma county and burned so many homes. we appreciate your time today. the san francisco 49ers are set to get a $36 million tax refund. the put this tax on levi stadium. they explained what this will mean to public services in schools. >> the county of santa clara will pay the bulk of this $36

million tax refund to the 49ers after the appeals board agreed with the team that they were overpaying in taxes for events at levi stadium. they don't own the stadium, the city does but the team does pay property taxes. the 49ers argued that they should only be paying taxes during football season. but the assessor said other stadium events like concerts should also be included. in a decision yesterday, the appeals board agreed with the 49ers and said they were paying too much. now the team will get a refund and going forward their taxes will drop from $12 million per year to $6 million. >> they just made a bad conclusion. it is a bad decision that they came to. it is hard to follow. where would this money come from

. >> here is a list of government entities that will pay the most, the school district, west valley community college, and the city of santa clara. >> that money could be used for other things. this is not okay. >> i do not think it is fair. we should be putting money back into the schools. the nfl and the teams, they are making tons of money. >> in a statement, a spokesperson said they agreed with the decision and that the focus will be on ensuring that levi stadium continues to be a premier sports entertainment venue. but tax assessor said his office can't appeal this decision in superior court that he has to take time to look at the reasoning behind the decision. back to you. the wisconsin teenager who

was kidnapped and escaped, will receive $25,000 in reward money. the money is from ginny oh where the parents of jayme closs worked. they were killed by jake patterson before he kidnapped her. the company along with the fbi raised $50,000 for information about the disappearance of jayme closs. the president of the company said he hopes eight trust fund could be set up for her current and future needs. they are keeping this doomsday clock at two minutes before midnight. the amount the clock will remain at 11:50 pm during the annual report. they cite the growing threat of nuclear war and climate change is something that leaves the world dangerously close to an apocalypse. jerry brown joined the panel when it issued this report

today. >> the business of everyday politics blinds people to the risk. we are playing russian roulette with humanity. >> the current time on the doomsday clock is the closest that it has been since 1953. the united states and the associate -- soviet union started this. they are offering cash incentives to carpal is. they announced the launch of carl poole 2.0. of program that rewards carpooling to and from san mateo county including ridesharing. carpoolers can earn up to $100 in rewards. transportation is the largest source of air pollution in a major contributed -- contributor to pollution.

by carpooling, commuters help to reduce injection and air pollution while enjoying an easier right to work. >> this program is funded by the san matteo county air district. we do have some good news for oakland. tourists are coming back. i will speak with the city about the things that are going on and what makes this a tourist hotspot. what a great day here. it is gorgeous outside. we do have a warm-up coming up. i will have the extended forecast coming up.

a lot of tourists are coming to oakland. 3.8 million visitors came in 2017 who spent over $68 million. the spending grew 28% over the year. that shows how proud the city is about what they are doing. mark is the ceo of visit oakland and you have to like what you are seeing. many travelers from outside of the bay area. >> we were talking and i know the city is trying new things to bring in big events.

talk to me about some of the things you tried last year? >> we launch the inaugural art month and had everything art focused in one month. we also did another festival that drew many people in to see the miracles. national geographic recognized it. this is a cultural city and that is rewarding. >> i know exposure can be very beneficial. how much do you think that increased tourism? >> i think the change in the culture as far as enhancing the arts and so many other things that we have done, like the museum, the events and activities that go on, we could in an ice skating rink. this brought in thousands of people into downtown oakland.

i think everything contributed. we also have the new zoom. i think it is a combination of a lot of little things. >> you mentioned that the trail boosted the number of visitors to the zoo. >> i understand it is up 40% with the gondola and the restaurants. i think we get close to 1 million visitors and that is huge for the zoo. hopefully the same numbers we saw last year will continue. what are you planning to try to continue the trend? >> we have a lot of things. we just wrapped up restaurant week . it had a great attendance. art month is getting final preparations. that will be an exciting thing. we have a lot of really neat and cultural events and activities planned throughout the city. we are working with parks and rec to unveil what we can offer for people who want to come to visit the city. >> what about the people who

have an idea, stereotype of oakland. it has to be tough to challenge that and come out on the winning side of that. >> ironically, you mentioned that the we hosted a lot of events and a lot of people came from the northeast. they were not sure they wanted to come to oakland. they were nervous from the past history. everyone we spoke to were just blown away by oakland. they absolutely loved it and stayed an extra time. i think if you come you will love us. >> thank you so much for coming to speak to us. we love the success. back to you. thank you. we are going to talk about this beautiful weather we have here the bay area. here is a live look over san francisco.

this is gleaming in the sunlight. the blue skies will s around for a while longer. >> we are not done yet. we still have a little time left to enjoy this beautiful weather. it is gorgeous out there. hopefully you got a chance to go outside. it is definitely different than what is going on around the rest of the country. minneapolis is at -1 degrees. chicago is at 12 degrees. the winds are at 32 miles per hour. they are a little warmer at the east coast but the airport do have delays because they had winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour in some torrential rain. we are very lucky, our weather is beautiful and the temperatures are above average. it is 66 degrees right now in santa rosa. it is 63 degrees in san jose. we are warmer than we were at this time yesterday.

sunspots are quite a bit warmer. oakland and hayward were a little warmer. that trend will continue as we get into the next couple of we do show clear skies out there. not just us as we look into the picture you can see the california coast is beautiful. high pressure is in control and that means we will stay dry. any storms that try to get to us will be shot north. we will be clear and cool again tonight. temperatures will be in the upper 30s low 40s for the weekend. we do have some high clouds and warm temperatures. the very nice weather on for the weekend. tonight we will have some patchy fog similar to last night. they took a little time coming in but they finally came. tonight it will be in the 30s and we may get some frost in

some spots. livermore will be most of us will be in d see som temperatures get up to 70 degrees. it is 64 degrees in concord. 62 degrees in san francisco. some of the inland spots will be much warmer. tonight will be clear. tomorrow we will have fog and then we will have another starting at noon. take a look at the extended forecast. you can see the temperatures will continue to rise as we go through the weekend. it will peak over the weekend. notice the temperatures chilly in the evening. those will warm-up until next week. then we will be in the 40s. i know some people will be happy about that. it will be drive.

we do need some more rain and we are hoping we get it. right now nothing is in the forecast. we will be keeping an eye on this. this weekend, a lot of people had to cancel their weekend plans and now you get to make up for it because it will be beautiful. take you very much. julie is here with a look at some of the stories coming up. we have a big break in a homicide that has gone unsolved. >> new technology helping to solve cold case murders. an alleged killer is behind bars things to a family tree. we will have details about this case that may have been solved. one family sharing their pain after a husband and father was gunned down. >> he was waiting for a rideshare, valdes was shot and killed by a stray bullet. coming up at 5:00 them, we will

speak to his we do -- coming up at 5:00 p.m. we will speak to his widow. coming up next got lucky to be alive, a couple stuck in the snow for two weeks. how and at help to save them. how and why they were stuck there. we will be right back. after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland.

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lucky to be alive after being trapped in the snow for two weeks. they were snowed in in. this is in southern california. >> the rescue came just in a nick of time. >> this is video of the deputy on a rescue mission to save two campers and their dog. they slowly lowered onto the mountain where the group had been trapped for two weeks. >> i was hoisted down and i make contact with them. they were scared. i am glad that someone came to get them out. >> they were all camping on the north side of alamo mountain. then the storm came through. the storm knocked over a huge tree which blocked access to the road in the snow was so deep, their truck was stuck. >> i think they were thinking the snow would melt. that his wife they were waiting it out. >> after surviving for two

weeks, they were out of food and fuel. >> they had things to melt the water but they ran out of fuel. then they were thirsty. >> on wednesday morning, a team of five deputies assembled inside of this rescue helicopter for and set off to find the couple who called for help. >> they hiked for a couple of miles and realized they had cell reception. they contacted the police through a mobile app and we were able to locate the latitude and longitude. >> the area where they were was too rugged to land so the pilot held it steady as they were hosted down. >> we work as a team so rescues like this are routine. >> he was the first one to reach the couple. >> what kind of condition where they in? >> they were dehydrated and earned from the sun on the

snow. they were hungry and tired. >> amazingly they were not injured. this photo was taken inside of the helicopter. the couple and their dogs are happy to be headed home. that is pretty amazing. >> that will do it for us. the news at 5:00 p.m. starts after the break. okay, max...time to help mrs. tyler reach her health goals! i'm in! but first... shelfie! the great-tasting nutrition of ensure. with up to 30 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals! ensure. for strength and energy.

they determine the fire. >> relief and sorrow for people who lost homes in this fire. today we learned it wasn't pg&e who caused the fire . it was private electrical equipment on private property. >> this report comes 15 months after the fire started. it raced through santa rosa. the fire began on october 8, 2017. 22 people were killed. cal fire said the fire burned more than 5600 structures including 2800 homes. >> the exact location where the fire started was not publicly

released. authorities would only say it was on bennett lane three miles north of calistoga. this is video gathered not long after the origin with determine. investigators searched the area. they found the property owner did not violate any state laws. in the end the fire burned more than 5700 square miles. we are covering all of these new developments. rob is there where the fire began. we began with alex who has been looking into how this affects pg&e and the response from the governor. they are not in the clear yet. they are still facing lawsuits with the deteriorating financial situation. they said they are focused on safety and helping fire victims recover and rebuild. here is a statement from pg&e. they said resolving the legal liabilities and financial challenges